Saudi El Clasico

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Saudi El Clasico
Native nameكلاسيكو السعودية (Clasico Alsaudia)
LocationSaudi Arabia
Teams
First meetingAl-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Hilal
Friendly
(27 July 1962)
Latest meetingAl-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal
King Cup
(30 April 2024)
StadiumsKingdom Arena (Al-Hilal)
King Abdullah Sports City (Al-Ittihad)
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 162
Unofficial matches: 14
Total matches: 176
Most winsOfficial matches: Al-Hilal (75)
Unofficial matches: Al-Ittihad (5)
Total matches: Al-Hilal (79)
Top scorerAhmed Bahja
Salem Al-Dawsari (10 goals each)
Largest victoryAl-Hilal 5–0 Al-Ittihad
Pro League
(10 December 2009)

Saudi

Arabic: كلاسيكو السعودية), is the name given to any football match between rival clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested at least twice a year in the Saudi Pro League competition and often in other competitions. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.[1]

History

The first-ever match between these two teams was in 1962. The two teams played a friendly match in Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah which ended in a 2–0 for Al-Ittihad. In 1964, both teams met in the final of the King Cup in what would be the first final between these two teams and the first official match. Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 in the Al-Sayegh stadium in Riyadh to lift their fourth title.[2] Ahmed Bahja and Salem Al-Dawsari are the top scorers of the fixture with 10 goals each.[3][4] The clubs have met each other in 11 finals, with Al-Hilal winning 6 and Al-Ittihad winning 5.[5]

Statistics

Statistics as of 11 April 2024.[6][7][8]

Matches Al-Hilal
Wins 		Draws Al-Ittihad
Wins 		Al-Hilal
Goals 		Al-Ittihad
Goals
Saudi Pro League
 105 48 29 28 156 118
King Cup

 17 5 7 5 24 27
Crown Prince Cup
 11 6 5 0 15 6
Saudi Super Cup
 2 2 0 0 6 2
Federation Cup
 16 9 2 5 22 19
AFC Champions League
 6 3 1 2 8 6
Arab Competitions
 5 2 1 2 8 5
Total official matches 162 75 45 42 239 183
Al-Maseef Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2
International Friendship Tournament 1 0 0 1 2 3
Together Against Terrorism Tournament 1 1 0 0 2 1
Friendlies 10 3 4 3 15 12
Total matches 176 79 50 47 259 201

Top scorers

Below is the list of players who have scored at least four goals in official meetings.

Position Name Team Goals
1 Morocco Ahmed Bahja Al-Hilal (6) Al-Ittihad (4) 10
Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal
3 Saudi Arabia Sameer Sultan Al-Hilal 8
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Jamaan Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia Al-Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad
Brazil Thiago Neves Al-Hilal
Brazil Carlos Eduardo Al-Hilal
8 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 7
9 Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 6
Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (3)
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed Al-Hilal
Brazil Malcom Al-Hilal

Official match results

As of 30 April 2024. Source:[9][10]

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.

  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • GS = Group stage
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • PO = Play-offs

  Al-Hilal win   Draw   Al-Ittihad win

  1. ^ Al-Hilal won 2–0 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
  2. ^ Al-Ittihad won 9–8 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2.
  3. ^ Al-Ittihad won 3–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  4. ^ Al-Ittihad won 8–7 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
  5. ^ Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  6. ^ Al-Hilal won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.
  7. ^ Al-Hilal won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  8. ^ Al-Ittihad won 4–1 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  9. ^ Al-Ittihad won 8–7 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2.
  10. ^ Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  11. ^ Al-Hilal won on away goals after tied 3–3 on aggregate.

Friendlies

Date Matches
Team 1 Score Team 2
27 July 1962
Al-Ittihad
 2-0
Al-Hilal
 Friendly
24 June 1969 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal Al-Maseef Cup
26 June 1969 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Hilal Al-Maseef Cup
18 August 1969 Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Ittihad Friendly
20 January 1971 Al-Ittihad 3–3 Al-Hilal Friendly
15 March 1984 Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Ittihad Friendly
10 March 1986 Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Hilal Friendly
22 July 1986 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ittihad Friendly
2 October 1995 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Hilal Friendly
17 April 1998 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ittihad Friendly
11 May 1998 Al-Ittihad 2–4 Al-Hilal Friendly
9 November 1998 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ittihad Friendly
18 August 2004 Al-Ittihad 3-2 Al-Hilal International Friendship Tournament
11 February 2005 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad Together Against Terrorism Tournament
Al-Hilal wins Draws Al-Ittihad wins
4 5 5

Honours

The rivalry reflected in "El Clásico" matches comes about as

Al-Ittihad
has won 35 trophies. Only official trophies are counted.

Al–Hilal[11]
 Championship
Al–Ittihad[12]
 Official
International (official)
4 AFC Champions League 2 Yes
2 Asian Super Cup 0 Yes
2
Asian Cup Winners Cup
 1 Yes
2
Arab Champions League
 1 Yes
1 Arab Super Cup 0 Yes
1 Arab Cup Winners' Cup 0 Yes
2
Gulf Club Champions Cup
 1 Yes
Domestic (official)
18
Saudi League
 9 Yes
10
King's Cup
 9 Yes
13
Crown Prince Cup
 8 Yes
3 Super Cup 1 Yes
7
Federation cup
 3 Not official since 2007
Other Domestic (Defunct, official)
1 Saudi Founder's Cup 0 Yes
Official Championships
66 Total 35

References

  1. ^ Al Arabiya – El Clasico
  2. ^ "5 معلومات عن أول كلاسيكو جمع الهلال والاتحاد في التاريخ".
  3. ^ "محترفون سجلوا بصمتهم بقوة في كلاسيكو الاتحاد والهلال".
  4. ^ "سالم الدوسري الهداف التاريخي للهلال في الكلاسيو أمام الاتحاد".
  5. ^ "نهائيات الهلال والاتحاد.. لمن سيكون التفوق في السوبر؟".
  6. ^ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال أمام الاتحاد في كأس الملك".
  7. ^ "كلاسيكو السعودية: ما هو تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والاتحاد في جميع البطولات؟".
  8. ^ "في120 مباراة.. فاز الهلال في54 والاتحاد في 42 وتعادلا في البقية".
  9. ^ "السجل الذهبي للقاءات الرسمية للهلال والإتحاد".
  10. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات: الهلال - الاتحاد".
  11. ^ "Alhilal Saudi Club Achievments [sic] - Al Hilal Saudi Club : The Official Website". www.alhilal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01.
  12. ^ "نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي – الإنجازات والبطولات". ittihadclub.sa. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.
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